Paris In- The Mirror

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 11, 12 July 1930, Page 19

Paris In- The Mirror

(Written for -'The Post" by "Germaine.")

PAEIS, 14th May

There are several rules that must Ijo followed if you, reader, would achieve an always chic smartness when planning your spring and summer wardrobes. Although ypur hat, dress, coat, hose, shoes, purse, and gloves need not he exactly- the same colour, you are now faced with a new problem', the artistic blending of colour combination.

Not only must you select each article of your apparelwitb the'shade of every other in mind, but you must have each blend with the other in spirit. For instance, vdu can 't wear a dressy afternoon frock with a tailored coat. And fit is not so important to have maiiy 'changes of costumes as it is to have the costume exactly right. 'So that, if you cannot afford many frocks, and two or more coats, rather spend your money on one perfect costume for each occasion, than 'three or four that do not blend exactly. For sports and day-time wear, • then, buy first of all your coat. If you can find .an: ensemble.: that fits perfectly both you and. your purse, so much the better. But these are apt to be expensive,

and" you .will find that as a rulo »you can do better yourself; So I suggest that you buy your coat first. : A, skirt of the same material with several well-chosen blouses —blouses that are! in., pastel colourings, or ; in white 'or ivory-white—provide several changes. .. .: A WISE INVESTMENT. One or two blouses of matching or contrasting silk are always a wise j investment, and are more appropriate for town wear. Then, if you wish, you may have a frock—^>r as many as you want —of plain'or printed silk or georgette, taking care that the main shades of the pattern matches the coat or its linings; You see you have plenty of lee-way here. : When you buy your'hat, you should sec to it that it matches eithei; your, coat or your frock. But match; it must, as should your shoes. Your hose, may be a shade or two lighter, but'must! match your bag and your gloves.

, Jewellery, if -you wish to. wear some, must' he in keeping. The modern sets' so'popular now,,'are always appropriate. Never wear "diamonds and platinum with sports' wear. • Your afternoon costumes may centre around a silk or cloth coat, trimmed with fur, if you wish. Many women, though, this year are wearing leather flowers in matching colours on the back 'of their coats at the neckline, in-, stead of onthelapels. As many frocks as youdesire, provided they are in the same spirit as the coat, may. be bought.

If you cannot afford more th m one coat, I would advise against a light or brightly-coloured one.

MORE. AD VICE.

Black or dark blue is always a wise choice, for you can wear almost any colour with these. If you buy beige or grey—or rpse;beige or pearl-grey—your frocks'and accessories must match and your task of creating the correct ensemble is increasingly difficult. Bear in mind then that your hat must, as in the case of the sports ensemble match your coat or your frock, your shoes, your hat, and your hose, your gloves, and your purse—with accessories in keeping—and. you will have achieved your purpose. . .

Evening wear" is simpler. It is nice to have your wrap match your evening gown in colour and fabric, but this is not always necessary. Concentrate on the accessories, for accessories can make or mar the evening costume.

Spend as much time as you can afford, and. much thought, and bear in mind these simple rules, and you will find that—slim though your wardrobe be —you are always correctly, smartly, and becomingly dressed.

MATERIALS FOE EVENING

PKOCKS.

Ghiffon,. muslin, tulle, and net arc very fashionable at this moment in Paris for evening; dresses, and very filmy dresses of these materials with many lounces and godets, are much seen.

Satin dresses seem to be more favoured in lighter colours, such as fleshcoloured pink, ashes of roses, sea-green and turquoise, while flowered materials will certainly be worn by those who wish to' add a note of great beauty to a dance or garden party frock, because these materials are 'beautiful when worn by the courageous few; but are no longer in the first flight of fashion. But that does not make theni any the less distracting and alluring.